Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC) yesterday announced that, starting in the fall, it would expand its “one-stop security” policy by waiving carry-on baggage checks for transit passengers arriving from the US.
Since 2019, transit passengers arriving from the US have been exempt from having their checked luggage examined by airport security personnel at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the airport operator said.
The one-stop security policy is implemented in accordance with Annex 17 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation and International Civil Aviation Organization Aviation Safety Manual, the company said.
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It stipulates that if departure airports have been proven, through document reviews and on-site inspections, to adopt stricter or comparable aviation security measures than those adopted by connecting airports, passengers arriving from departure airports would be waived from security rescreening of bodies, carry-on baggage and checked luggage, the company said.
In 2019, travelers from the US were the largest source of transit passengers in Taiwan at 25 percent, the company said, adding that the ratio has climbed to nearly 30 percent this year.
Most transit passengers are headed to Vietnam, Indonesia or the Philippines, while those transferring to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian cities have also gradually increased, it said.
The expanded implementation of the one-stop security policy would optimize traffic flow of transit passengers at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, spare transit passengers the hassle of repeat screenings and give them more time to stay in the airport’s commercial areas, the company said.
It would also reduce the need for more personnel from the Aviation Police Bureau, it added.
“To implement the policy, we have made some preparations in advance, including installing new access control facilities and coordinating with airlines and the Aviation Police Bureau to separate passengers,” the company said.
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